Dogwood anthracnose in eastern hardwood forests: What is known and what can be done?

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-26

  Holzmueller, Eric ^a   Jose, Shibu ^a   Jenkins, Michael ^b   Camp, Ann ^c   Long, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Great Smoky Mountains National Park   (United States)

^c Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogwood; Dogwood anthracnose; Exotic disease; Forest health; Invasive species; Mortality; Prescribed fire; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNGI; HARDWOODS; MOISTURE;

DOGWOOD ANTHRACNOSE; EXOTIC DISEASE; FLOWERING DOGWOOD; PRESCRIBED FIRE; STAND DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

DISEASE SEVERITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST HEALTH; FUNGUS; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

CORNUS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PATHOLOGY; FORESTS; FUNGI; MOISTURE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

CORNUS; CORNUS FLORIDA; FUNGI;

EID: 33344474821     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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